Where does our garbage go

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Where does our garbage go?

• Landfills

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How long does garbage stay in landfills?
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(Answers)

• Styrofoam

One Million years or more

• Glass bottles

One Million years or more

• Plastic bottles

500 years or more

• Aluminum cans

80-200 years

• Food waste

15-60 years

• Plastic bags

10-20 years

• Leather

Up to 50 years

• Cigarette butts

1-5 years
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What happens when a landfill becomes full?

• We make new ones

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What can we do to make landfills last longer?
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Reduce

• Try not to use items that will eventually end up
  in landfills.

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Reuse

• Try to reuse things before you throw them away.
• Donate clothes or toys that you don't want
  anymore or have a rummage sale.

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Repair

• Ask your parents if you can help fix broken
  chairs or appliances.
• Have your parents fix your torn clothes instead
  of throwing them away.

A repaired chair leg.
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Reject

• Use products with less wasteful packaging.

Less wasteful packaging
Wasteful packaging
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Compost

• Things such as grass clippings, garden waste and
  fruit or vegetable kitchen scraps are naturally
  broken down into a substance that is easily
  absorbed back into the earth.
• Compost can be used as a natural fertilizer for
  your garden.

Compost Bin
Composted kitchen scraps
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Recycle

• Buy products that are made from recycled
  materials.
• Use the things you buy as much as you can.
• Recycle whenever you can.

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Plastic Recycling Do's

• 1 and 2 plastic bottles
• Soda bottles
• Peanut butter jars
• Milk and water jugs
• Laundry bottles
• Vinegar bottles

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Plastic Recycling Dont's

• Plastic Bags
• Plastic with codes 3-7 (in Wisconsin)
• Styrofoam or microwave containers
• Medical supplies
• Plastic toys or flowerpots
• Plastic caps and lids

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Paper Recycling Do's

• Newspapers
• Magazines or books
• Mail and envelopes
• Writing and copier paper
• Grocery bags
• Cardboard

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Paper Recycling Dont's

• Paper that is full of food or grease
• Paper towels, napkins, or Kleenex
• Frozen food boxes
• Dairy containers
• Gift wrapping paper

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Glass Recycling Do's

• Clear, brown or green bottles and jars
• Soda, juice and other glass containers
• Blue, green, rose and yellow tinted glass

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Glass Recycling Dont's

• Ceramic cups, plates or bottle caps
• Clay flower pots
• Milky colored glass
• Lab glass
• Light bulbs
• Window glass

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Metal Recycling Do's

• Aluminum cans
• Steel or bi-metal cans
• Metal lids and bottle caps
• EMPTY aerosol cans

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Metal Recycling Dont's

• Paint cans
• Pots and pans
• Nails and screws
• Small appliances

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Low Waste Lunch
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What to Pack

• A re-usable lunch box
• Re-usable containers
• Cloth napkins
• Re-usable utensils
• A thermos or another re-usable/recyclable drink
  container
• Fruits, vegetables, and other compostable foods

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What Not to Pack

• Lunchables
• Zip-lock bags
• Paper napkins
• Non-recyclable materials
• Lots of pre-packaged or individually wrapped food
• Non-reusable bag to carry lunch in (like a brown
  paper bag)

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Low Waste Lunch Program at Mosquito Hill

• After lunch, all the non-recyclable/reusable
  trash is weighed
• This weight is divided by the total number of
  students to get the average waste per person
• The top five schools with the least amount of
  waste are entered into the Low Waste Lunch Hall
  of Fame
• The top school after each season (Fall, Winter
  and Spring) will receive a special reward!

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Test Your Knowledge
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What can you do to Reuse things?

• Donate old clothes, toys etc.
• Have a rummage sale.
• Throw away everything you dont use anymore.

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What kinds of things can you donate to a
second-hand store?

• Books
• Torn, holey, worn out clothes
• Toys
• Furniture

A, C, D
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Which of these can be composted?

• A. Moldy bread
• B. Grass clippings
• C. Rotten fruit
• D. Potato peels

All of them!
How does composting help you?
It makes a natural fertilizer for your garden.
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Which of these shows a low waste lunch?
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Which of these are not good plastic recycling?

• Soda Bottles
• Plastic Bags
• Plastic Toys
• 1 and 2 plastic
• Plastic Lids
• Peanut Butter Jars

B, C, E
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Which of these are good metal recycling?

• Nails and Screws
• Paint Cans
• Soda Cans
• Soup Cans
• Bottle Caps
• Pots and Pans

C, D, E
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Which of these are good paper recycling?

• Newspaper
• Grocery Bags
• Paper Towels
• Magazines
• Wrapping Paper
• Cardboard

A, B, D, F
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Which of these are not recyclable?

• Blue and Rose Tinted Glass
• Lab Glass
• Window Glass
• Green Bottles
• Clay Flower Pots

B, C, E
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If you got 7 or more questions right, youre a
recycling superstar! If you got 3-6 questions
right, youre doing great! If you got 0-2
questions right, remember what you learned today
so you can be a better recycler!
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• If you are looking for some recycling activities
  to do with your class, try this website
  lthttp//www.epa.gov/recyclecity/gt
• If you would like to tour a recycling facility,
  try the Waupaca County Processing and Transfer
  Facility. Phone number 920-596-5370 Website
  www.waupacacountyrecycling.com

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Recycling Resources  Recycling Study Guide -
Wisconsin DNR Publication PUB-CE-020 2003
(www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/publications/recyc
le/publce020-03.pdf) K-3 Supplement to the
Recycling Study Guide - Wisconsin DNR Publication
PUB-IE-049 90 (www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/publ
ications/recycle/publie-049-90.pdf)  Recycling
Facts Figures - Wisconsin DNR Publication PUBL
CE-163 2003 Rev (www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/pu
blications/recycle/publce163-2003.pdf)  Environme
ntal Education for Kids! Recycling and Beyond,
recycling activities Wisconsin DNR Web site
(www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/recycle
/index.htm)  Wisconsin Green Healthy Schools
Program (www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/greensch
ools/)  Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center
Web Site (award winning web site)
(www.hardbargainfarm.org/educationmainframe.html)
Waste Free Lunches.org Resources for teachers
and administrators for starting a waste free
lunch program (www.wastefreelunches.org/)
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Credits

• This power point was made as a part of my Girl
  Scout Gold Award. I hope that it provided you
  with a fun learning experience. I would like to
  thank the people who aided and supported me
  during the process Mike Hibbard, my parents,
  Beth and Emma Staudenmaier, and Kaley and Brenda
  Wockenfus.